Ben Bridwell - How to Live lyrics

When I'm giving advice to others I take more than I can give It's a birds eye view of what I want you to do Or how to live And I really don't have to suffer I still do it anyway I'm a diamond in the rough Or I'm a dirt clod in the clay Guess what I lost my job It's just my luck Reveal you've always been the actor And those puppy dog eyes Well one of y'alls tellin' the truth The other one is lying And it's someone else's fault so often You're gettin' rude, you're gettin' tall It's a great big world darlin' your translation is just a little off So what You made a mistake You try to hide the time The time is life Gets a little bit larger everyday And it grows till it's out of control I've been giving my advice to others Trying to tell them how to live A little lying, a bit of truth What I'd like for you to do And how to give And I really didn't need to suffer I still did it anyway What a great big world I better find some way to stay Guess what? You're gettin' old Still gotta grow up